Sociology / Unit 7 Soc 1042 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"Race Is a Biological Category"
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The idea
Treating race as biological is a standing error the discipline rejects, because no genetic marker sorts humanity into any racial scheme proposed so far.
In practice
Two people of the same race can differ genetically more than either differs from someone classified into a different race.
Where people slip
Rejecting biological race is the settled position across sociology, anthropology, and psychology, not a live dispute.
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